Saturday morning I took Eli to the children's museum (I could get in for free though Eli was still $11.50 so I made sure we saw everything in our two hour visit). He wasn't feeling quite himself so it's possible he got sick before then... but there was loads of kids around + there are quite a few viruses going around + Eli touched everything because that's what makes life fun.
When his sickness first hit big time on Sunday my first thought was "oh I shouldn't have taken him to the germ-factory kids museum!" But then I realized that would have been lame. He would have stayed home and not experienced a ton of fun, new things for him. Sitting in a real fire truck and real car, putting wheels together, shopping with a mini grocery cart (and/or buggy), driving a tractor, painting a water wall, being a weatherman and newscaster, sitting in a big throne, peaking through small shaped holes, creating music, and even experiencing the southern, completely unrealistic snowville exhibit.
I could keep him home all the time with no visitors and minimal contact with germs. But that's not a way to live. So even though I never, ever want him to be sick, it's better for him to build up some antibodies and learn the joys of couch-living, bucket-near, mama-spoilin' life for a few days.
-Heather
Oh and here's Eli having some gargantuan fun:
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1 comment:
i know the dilemma well. we had a weekday family museum pass when griffin was younger. it was such a blast, but he got sick like every.single.time. we sort of subconsciously stopped taking him over time. i wish they could just set off sanitation "bombs" every night after closing so the whole place was ready for kiddos the next day hah. now, what to do about our nursery at church....
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